Christian B. Carson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Christian B. Carson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian B. Carson has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Christian B. Carson's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (2 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (2 papers). Christian B. Carson is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (2 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (2 papers). Christian B. Carson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Christian B. Carson's co-authors include Donald R. McCarty, M. D. Lazar, Vimla Vasil, Indra K. Vasil, Tsukaho Hattori, P. S. Stinard, D. S. Robertson, L. Curtis Hannah, David St Clair and Peter A. Petérson and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Christian B. Carson

11 papers receiving 958 citations

Hit Papers

The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a no... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator
    1991 540 citations Donald R. McCarty, Tsukaho Hattori et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Christian B. Carson
Cristina Barrero‐Sicilia Spain
Nagabhushana Ithal United States
A. L. Phillips United Kingdom
Sang-Kee Song South Korea
Qingchen Luo China
Patrick Dabos France
Rongxia Guan China
Rowan S. McKibbin United Kingdom
Marguerite J. Varagona United States
Bradley A. Roth United States
Cristina Barrero‐Sicilia Spain
Christian B. Carson
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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian B. Carson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian B. Carson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christian B. Carson. Christian B. Carson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Mawhinney, Thomas P., et al.. (2025). Phenotypic and genetic characterization of sixteen grain and dual-type industrial hemp varieties (Cannabis sativa L.) for agronomic and yield component traits. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1632346–1632346. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, Christian B., et al.. (2004). High-volume mapping of maize mutants with simple sequence repeat markers. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 22(2). 131–143. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, Christian B.. (1997). The quiescent/colorless allele of the conserved B3 domain of Vp1 is not essential for ABA-regulated gene-expression in the seed. The Plant Journal. 11. 1231–1240. 2 indexed citations
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Carson, Christian B., Tsukaho Hattori, Vimla Vasil, et al.. (1997). The quiescent/colorless alleles of viviparous1 show that the conserved B3 domain of VP1 is not essential for ABA‐regulated gene expression in the seed. The Plant Journal. 12(6). 1231–1240. 55 indexed citations
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Shaw, Janine R., Robert J. Ferl, John Baier, et al.. (1994). Structural Features of the Maize sus1 Gene and Protein. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 106(4). 1659–1665. 54 indexed citations
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McCarty, Donald R., Tsukaho Hattori, Christian B. Carson, et al.. (1991). The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator. Cell. 66(5). 895–905. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCarty, Donald R. & Christian B. Carson. (1991). The molecular genetics of seed maturation in maize. Physiologia Plantarum. 81(2). 267–272. 3 indexed citations
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McCarty, Donald R. & Christian B. Carson. (1991). The molecular genetics of seed maturation in maize. Physiologia Plantarum. 81(2). 267–272. 26 indexed citations
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McCarty, Donald R., Christian B. Carson, P. S. Stinard, & D. S. Robertson. (1989). Molecular Analysis of viviparous-1: An Abscisic Acid-Insensitive Mutant of Maize. The Plant Cell. 1(5). 523–523. 72 indexed citations
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McCarty, Donald R., Christian B. Carson, P. S. Stinard, & D. S. Robertson. (1989). Molecular Analysis of viviparous-1: An Abscisic Acid-Insensitive Mutant of Maize.. The Plant Cell. 1(5). 523–532. 212 indexed citations
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McCarty, Donald R., et al.. (1989). Transposable element‐induced mutations of the viviparous‐1 gene in maize. Developmental Genetics. 10(6). 473–481. 35 indexed citations

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